Lifetime lands American Princess

A+E Networks’ Lifetime channel in the US has made a straight-to-series order for a drama about a socialite who starts a new life after a wedding day disaster.

Liz Gateley

American Princess (10×60′), which follows a woman who leaves town after her wedding goes awry, has been created by Jamie Denbo (Ronna & Beverly).

A+E Studios and IM Global Television produce, while Orange is the New Black and GLOW duo Jenji Kohan and Tara Herrmann executive produce alongside Denbo.

Liz Gateley, exec VP and head of programming for Lifetime, said: “From the get-go, American Princess was a concept we loved as it’s incredibly relatable to want to parachute from one’s life in difficult times.”

IM Global Television CEO Mark Stren added that the show was “exactly the kind of smart, high-quality series that IM Global Television aspires to.”

American Princess joins Lifetime’s growing slate of original series, which includes UnREAL, Mary Kills People and forthcoming psychological thriller You.